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Bathinda refinery gets in operation

The much-awaited Rs 21,500crore Guru Gobind Singh refinery near Bathinda was commissioned as a fully operational unit on Wednesday, making it the largest oil project in Punjab since independence, the state government announced.

TNN | Updated: Mar 30, 2012, 05:25 IST

CHANDIGARH: The much-awaited Rs 21,500crore Guru Gobind Singh refinery near Bathinda was commissioned as a fully operational unit on Wednesday, making it the largest oil project in Punjab since independence, the state government announced.

The nine million tons a year (180,000 barrels per day) refinery had been branded as a path-breaking development during the election campaign by the Akalis, three months ago.

"The new refinery will help us attract tertiary industry that could use the by-products of refinery as raw materials." deputy chief minister Sukhbir Badal said.

Crude oil to the refinery is to be transferred through a 1,014km pipeline from Mundra in Gujarat, where the oil is imported from abroad.

The refinery has been set up to produce high-value petroleum products such as aviation fuel, LPG and regular oil products such as petrol and diesel. The state industry plans to set up an industrial park of 200 acres near the refinery.

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